Þref

Old Norse Dictionary - þref

Meaning of Old Norse word "þref" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

þref Old Norse word can mean:

þref: n. a kind of upper floor where corn is stored (see þrefi); stofunni með kofum ok þrefinu sem þar er viðr fast, austasta búðinni undir stofunni, D. n. iv. 520; þrefit yfir forstofunni, i. 275, v. 342, vi. 84.

þref: 2. in the metaph. phrase, koma á þref, to come on the floor, to come in; kemr nú á þref um draumana þegar er lengir nóttina, when the night grew long, the (dismal) dreams came again, Gísl. 44.

þref: II. mod. a wrangle, dispute; mál-þref.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚱᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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